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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Smartphone shipments to grow 5% in 2016 when Apple posts first annual decline, says Canalys
Worldwide smartphone shipments will reach just over 1.4 billion units in 2016 representing a 5% on-year increase, according to Canalys. During the year, Apple is set to post its first...
Tuesday 16 August 2016
TSMC to make chips for iPad coming out in 2017, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will supply chips for the 2017 series of iPad that will come in three models, a report by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA)...
Monday 15 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to drop below 150 million units in 2016
Worldwide notebook shipments are expected to drop 7.3% on year to below 150 million units in 2016 as Windows 10's new anniversary update is not attractive enough to prompt a lot users...
Monday 15 August 2016
Asustek 2Q16 brand operations down
Asustek Computer saw global brand operations in the second quarter of 2016 drop on quarter and on year in terms of revenue and profitability, the company said at an August 12 investors...
Monday 15 August 2016
Acer smartphone chief to leave, likely to head Qualcomm Taiwan
Acer has announced that ST Liew, co-president of Acer's BYOC Smart Products Business unit, will leave the company. The announcement follows local media reports indicating that Liew...
Friday 12 August 2016
Chin-Poon raises holdings in Thailand subsidiary
Chin-Poon Industrial has raised its stake in Draco PCB Public, its Thailand-based subsidiary, to 75.61% from 52.59%, according to the automotive PCB specialist.
Thursday 11 August 2016
Pegatron expects 3Q16 non-IT revenues to grow 25-30% sequentially
ODM Pegatron expects third-quarter 2016 revenues from product lines other than IT to increase 25-30% on quarter, notebook shipments in the quarter to grow 5-10% on quarter, and motherboard...
Thursday 11 August 2016
Taiwan market: Cable TV user base over 5.14 million at end of 2Q16, says NCC
There were 5.1438 million subscribers of cable TV services in Taiwan at the end of the second quarter of 2016, accounting for 60.52% of all households, according to statistics released...
Thursday 11 August 2016
Asustek sees decreased July revenues
Asustek Computer has reported consolidated revenues of NT$33.34 billion (US$1.04 billion) for July, decreasing 21.34% on month and 3.49% on year, and NT$255.94 billion for January-July,...
Thursday 11 August 2016
Microsoft Xbox One S brings significant value gains with minimal commercial pain, says IHS
Despite a small increase in bill-of-materials (BOM) cost, the new Xbox One S delivers for consumers in terms of improved performance and features, according to IHS Markit.
Tuesday 9 August 2016
Digitimes Research: White-box tablet players see weak shipments in 2Q16
White-box tablet shipments were down 15.3% from sequentially to reach only 13.8 million units in the second quarter because the quarter was a slow season for North America and Europe,...
Tuesday 9 August 2016
New MediaTek SoC selected to power Asustek ZenPad tablet
MediaTek has announced its new MT8176 system-on-chip was selected to power Asustek Computer's recently-released tablet.
Tuesday 9 August 2016
TSMC grabs chip orders for new Apple Watch, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will replace Samsung as the sole supplier of chips for the new Apple Watch starting the second half of 2016, according to a report...
Tuesday 9 August 2016
Aliyun forms strategic cooperation with HTC to develop VR solutions based on cloud computing technology
Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun), a cloud service provider belonging to the Alibaba Group, on August 9 announced a strategic cooperation agreement with HTC to develop VR (virtual reality) solutions...
Monday 8 August 2016
Wistron, Inventec see mixed shipment performances in July
Wistron and Inventec announced their shipment performances in July with Wistron shipping 1.5 million notebooks in the month, down 21.05% on month and Inventec 1.4 million mobile devices,...